Scientific Notation in Any Base
written by Teresa Carrigan
- What is it?
- How it works
- How to use it
- Things to notice
- Things to try
- Extending the model
- NetLogo features
- Related models
- Credits and References
- For more information
- Run model in your browser
- Download the model
- Single webpage version
THINGS TO NOTICE
Every time the radix point moves a space to the left, the exponent increases by one. Every time the radix point moves a space to the right, the exponent decreases by one.The final answer always has exactly one digit to the left of the radix point, and at least one digit to the right of the radix point.
THINGS TO TRY
Set slow-motion to 0.5, click random, and then click go.Set the base slider to a problem type you want to drill, then click setup. Attempt one step at a time on paper, and then click the step button to check that you did that step correctly.
HomeApplets on this website were written by Teresa Carrigan in 2004, for use in computer science courses at Blackburn College, with the exception of the Fireworks applet. The applets made with NetLogo require Java 1.4.1 or higher to run. The applets made with NetBeans require Java 1.4.2 or higher to run. Applets might not run on Windows 95 or Mac OS 8 or 9. You may obtain the latest Java plugin from Sun's Java site.